Ironing-board.



No. 789,928.- PATENTED MAY, 16, 1905.

J. W. MOKINNEY;

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1904.

MIME! Witnesses Patented May 16, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. MCKINNEY, OF TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IRONING-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,928, dated May 16,1905.

Application filed August 2, 1904. Serial No. 219,212.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J 01m W. MCKINNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tyrone, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Ironing-Board, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to ironing-boards, more particularly to devicesof this character employed in ironing the sleeves and legs of garments,shirt-bosoms', and the like, and has for its object to produce asimply-constructed and convenient device wherein two separateironing-boards are provided, either of which may be used and which maybe folded into a small space when not required for use.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters,is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation, it beingunderstood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, asvarious changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of theparts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of theinvention or acrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice in distended position. Fig. 2 is a side view of the device incollapsed or folded position. Fig. 3 is an end view of the device indistended position.

The improved device comprises two ironing-boards 10 11 of differentsizes united near one end by crossed links arranged in pairs, as at 1213 and 14 15, and pivoted, as at 16 17 18, to the board 10 and, as at20, 21, and 22, to the board 11, the pivots 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21 beingconnected to brackets rigidly attached to the respective boards .and thepivot 22 passing through aslot 23 in a member 24, attached centrally tothe board 11. By this arrangement it will be obvious that the boards maybe distended, as in Fig. 1, or collapsed, as in Fig. 2, the extent ofthe movement being controlled by the length of the slot 23. Alocking-pin 25 is provided for insertion through transverse apertures inthe crossed links, the apertures disposed at the points of theirgreatest upward movement to hold them in that position as long asrequired. By this simple means it is obvious that when either one of,the boards 10 11 is required they may be separated as far as the slot 23in the member 24 will permit and the pin 25 inserted through the crossedlinks, which will firmly support the boards in their distended position,and either board may be employed as required by simply reversing thedevice. When not required, the withdrawal of the pin will permit theboards to be collapsed, as in Fig. 2.

At the ends of the slot 23 slight depressions 26 27 are formed in whichthe pivot 23 will be seated at the ends of the movement to increase thesteadiness of the device and relieve the pin 25 from a portion of thestrains.

A chain, as at 28, will be attached to the pin 25 to prevent it frombeing mislaid when detached, and a pocket 29 will also be provided inthe board 10 to hold the pin when not in use, as in Fig. 2.

A very convenient, compact, and eflicient device is thus produced whichwill be very useful for the purposes described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A device ofthe class described comprising a pair of substantially parallelironingboards. a pair of links terminally pivoted to the adjacent sidesof the respective boards, another link located between thefirst-mentioned links and pivotally connected to one of the boards, abracket secured to the inner side of the other board. and provided witha longitudinal slot having a seat at its inner end, the free end of saidother link having a pin working in the slot and capable of engagementwith the seat thereof, the links being provided with correspondingperforations which register in the separated condition of the boards,and a pin capable of removable insertion through the perforations.

2. A device of the class described comprising a pair of substantiallyparallel ironingboards, a pair of links terminally pivoted to the innerfaces of the respective boards, another link located between andcrossing the pair of links with one end terminally pivoted to the innerface of one of the boards and its opposite end having a permanentslidable connection with the other board, means to prevent accidentalsliding of the slidable end of said other link, the links being providedwith perforations which are in alinement in the separated condition ofthe boards, and a pin capable of removable insertion through theperforations.

3. A device of the class described comprising a pair of substantiallyparallel ironingboards, a pair of links terminally pivoted to v therespective hoards, another link located between and crossing the pair oflinks with one end terminally pivoted to one of the boards, a guidewaycarried by the other board with the free end of the individual link slidably engaged therewith, means to prevent accidental sliding of saidindividual link in the separated condition of the boards, the linksbeing provided with perforations which reg ister when the boards areseparated to their limit, a pin capable of removable insertion into theperforations, a flexible connection between the pin and one of theboards, and said board having a socket for the removable reception ofthe pin when not in use.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. MCKINNEY.

Witnesses:

G. O. TEMPLETON, ALLIE WALKER.

